How we perceive the man of God reflects our attitude toward Jesus and our heavenly Father. For preaching to work effectively in our lives, we must receive it as God's word, not as the word of men (1 Thessalonians 2:13). If we cannot accept that God speaks to us through His anointed ministry, we will never change our lifestyles to please our heavenly Father. The Apostle Paul stated, "Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye, not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?" (2 Corinthians 13:5)